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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
5
County Treasurer Robert S. Smith received birthday greetings today after an old friend questioned if Friday the 13th October marked his birthday. He realized it was his fifty fourth. Mrs. M. B. Bryant left this morning to visit her son and daughter in law in Washington.
An experienced stenographer seeks a job, offering to take a position. The ad requests consideration at the Winchester Star office, addressed to Z, with the notation 13-31.
A man leads a horse to the blacksmith shop by Bobby who observes with curiosity noting the horse goes without a wagon and quips about a wheel missing.
Mrs Jean W Nocates left for Washington after visiting her sister in the county. Mrs C L Robinson and Miss Mary Robinson headed to Fairmont West Virginia for visiting time. Mrs Harry Robinson and Mr C N Frazier returned to Washington from local business. Mr Thomas P Timberlake attended the American Legion New Orleans meeting. Mr and Mrs Lowvis L Baker visited friends in New York and northern cities. Mrs James McFadden of Gleason Pa arrived to assist Miss Hodgson with fall millinery. Marion Harlee, recently operated on in Sibley Hospital Washington, returned home improved. Miss Susan Brown, night attendant at the Church Home and Infirmary Baltimore, visited her aunts and returned to the city. Superin and Mrs Frank Barr returned to Washington after a week with friends. Major R T Barton departed for Atlanta and other southern cities for business and the national convention.
Miss Mae Clowser is visiting friends in Winchester. Messrs. William and Clay Shull and Walter Knee of Marlboro were visiting Mr. B. U. Richard on Sunday.
The article notes new assignments in the upper valley section as Rev J M Crowell is named provisional elder and Rev H L Wooddell becomes conference evangelist. Rev Parlett attended the Pennsylvania conference in Waynesboro and spoke. Bishop F L Haskins presided over both conferences.
Joseph B. Young of Covington Virginia and Miss Elsie Lawson of Manassas Virginia were wed Wednesday by the bride’s uncle Rev W Lawson at Brucetown Methodist Church South parsonage. The bride, daughter of the late Rev Henry Lawson, is native of Hull England. The groom is from Greenbrier County West Virginia and works as a bookkeeper in Covington where they will reside.
Services will be held Sunday October 15 at Boyce White Post and Millwood. Boyce preaching service at 11 a m and sermon Poverty and Wealth. White Post preaching at 3 p m sermon Poverty and Wealth. Millwood revival ending with sermon Jesus on Trial. W G Winton pastor.
The funeral for Alfred L. Green, a prominent Winchester merchant, was held yesterday afternoon with many friends from Frederick and Clarke counties in Virginia and nearby West Virginia, plus relatives from Washington, Northcliffe Massachusetts, Woodstock Virginia, and Baltimore.
Bloom Va October notes report communion at St Johns on Sunday and sermons Thursday through Saturday nights. Rev H E H Sloop visited Wardensville for several days this week. Miss Ruth Richard and Miss Thelma Richard, Middletown students, spent the weekend with relatives here. Roy Crabill and Claude Richard, Middletown Agricultural School judges at the state fair, returned to spend the weekend at home.
Samuel R. Smith a longtime Frederick county farmer who owned two farms east of Stephens died on his birthday. He was well known in local agricultural circles and leaves behind a family and farming legacy in the area.
City resident and longtime manager of the town died at 10:50 pm at his brother James P. Smith’s home near the town. Born October 12, 1855, he spent most of his life in one neighborhood and died after several weeks illness. He never married and is survived by two brothers James F. Smith and George W. Smith and a sister Mrs Annie Armel. Funeral services will be held at the house Sunday at 2 pm with interment in Mount Hebron Cemetery. six nephews to pallbear.
Drought relief noted as broken in Oranda Va residents express gratitude. Mrs P C Coffelt of Dayton Va visits son W A Coffelt. Lime orders decline as season ends. S A and Fred Saum lease A J Rogers farm from Mr Copp for years. Mr and Mrs A P Miller wed after visit to Fairmont W Va. School opened with 73 students and teachers Eva Fisher and Mary Brumback report.
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